COMPONENT


Meaning of COMPONENT in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 a part of a larger whole, esp. part of a motor vehicle. 2 Math. one of two or more vectors equivalent to a given vector.

adj. being part of a larger whole (assembled the component parts). componential adj.

[ L componere component- (as COM-, ponere put) ]

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